Flat-iron.



No. 6925555. Patented Feb. .4,` |902.

H. c. STIEFEL.

FLAT IRUN.

(Application led Sept. 24, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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l UNITED STATES PATENT EEICE.

HENRY o. STIEFEL, on PITTSBUEG, PENNSYLVANIA.

FLAT-IRON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 692,555, dated. February 4, 1902.

Application led September 24,1901. Serial No. 76,388. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY C. STIEFEL, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flat-Irons, of which the following isa specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in fiat-irons, and relates more particularly to that class known in the art as sad-irons.

The invention has for its object the provision of novel means whereby the heat is retained in the iron by means of placing the body portion of the iron in a casing forming a hollow space between the interior walls of the casing and the outer face of the iron, said space containing a filling or composition of non-heat-conducting material.

The invention further aims to construct an iron of the above-described class that will concentrate and direct the heat of the iron to the lower face thereof and prevent the radiation of heat from the sides and top of the iron.

Another object of my invention is to construct an iron that will not allow the heat to radiate from the upper face of the iron to the` handle thereof, thereby obtaining a practically-cool handle at all times.

A still further object of this invention is to construct an iron of this class that will be eX- tremely simple in construction, strong, durable, comparatively inexpensive to manufacture, and highly eiicient in its use.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts, to be hereinafter more fully described, and specifically pointed out in the claims. Y

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forminga part of this specification, and wherein like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, in whichv Figure l is a side elevation of my improved iron, showing the casing and filling composition in vertical section, taken on the line l l of Fig. 2; Fig. 2 is an under plan view of the sain e. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional View taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. l.

In the drawings the reference-numeral 1 indicates the body portion of the iron.

2 indicates the standards, having arranged therein the handle 3.

The reference-numeral 4 represents a Suitable casing forming a space between the sides and body portion of the .iiat-iron, said casing extending upwardly above the top of the body portion of the iron and is provided with inwardly-extending flanges 5.

The reference-numeral 6l represents a composition of non-heat-conducting materialsuch as magnesia or a composition of magnesia and asbestos, a composition ot' asbestos, iinely-sifted ashes, boraX, or other non-conductors of heat-which may be used for this purpose.

The reference-numeral 7 indicates a peripheral liange,which is preferably formed integral with the body portion of the iron and serves to bind the composition arranged in the casing to the iron proper.

Casing 4 has an inwardly-extending flange 4', formed integral with its lower portion, which flange engages the entire periphery of the lower portion of the iron and lies flush therewith, thus forming a portion of the rubbing-surface. The ange 4 further serves to retain the non-heat-conducting material in position.

The many decided advantages obtained by i 'the use of my improved iron will be readily apparent from the foregoing description, taken in connection with they accompanying drawings.

It will be noted that various changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the general spirit of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is f l l. In combination with a flat-iron, acasing incasing said flat-iron thereby forming a space therebetween for the reception of a non-heatconducting material, said casing being provided with an inwardlyextending iiange adapted to engage the flat-iron and have its lower face lie flush with the bottom face of IOO said dat-iron forming part of the rubbing-sur'- face, said casing having a second inwardlyextending flange for securing said non-heatconduoting material within said space, substantially as described.

2. In combination with a flat-iron having an integral flange formed around its body portion, a casing incasing said fiat-iron forming a space therebetween for the reception of a non-heat-conducting material composed of magnesia, said casing having an inwardly-extending flange engaging the lower periphery of said fiat-iron and a second inwardly-extending lan ge for securing said non-heatcondncting material within said space, said first-named flange adapted to bind the said non-heat-conducting material to the flat-iron, substantially as described.

3. In a flat-iron, a body portion carrying a handle, an integral iiange secured to said body portion, an outer casing incasing said body portion forming a space therebetween, said easing having two inwardly-extending anges, one of which forms part of the rubbing-surface of the iron and engages the entire periphery of said body portion, the other of said flanges extending inwardly above said body portion, a suitable non-heat-conducting material within said space, completely covering the top and sides of said body portion and held in position by said integral flange and second named inwardly extending flange, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY C. STIEFEL.

Witnesses:

J oHN NOLAND, E. E. POTTER. 

